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The Brussels Post, 1976-12-22, Page 1n ho nou ) Vicky Peel, R d Steckley, RR Dickson, RR Honours we Grace Elliott, R nd Mrs. Kare Vingharn. )ject 1977 will isure." )F 3S ROSE ?is HEART am JESUS t 8:30 . ass ht Mass ngham only: it at 8 p.m. a.m. & a.m. 1days ten MUM NOT TOO SURE — Brian McArter, 3, visited Santa in Brussels on the weekend, but he wasn't sure at first if he enjoyed the experience or not. Hydro increase in new year May you and yours reap the fruits of this joyfilied time • • have a happy! russets Post BR USSELS s" 105th Year - Issue No. 51 " WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1976 7ES111111111 ,11111111111111111111111`111111111 TAILISHED 172 Brussels residents can expect another increase in the price of Hydro, probably. beginning on February 1. Clerk Bill King told the Post that because of increases in the price Ontario Hydro charges the Brussels PUC for power, rates to local customers will have to go up. Ontario Hydro's price will rise by slightly more than 30 per cent and the PUC has applied for • Brussels council has applied to the Liquor Licence Board to have a vote on allowing ideal hotels to obtain a lounge licence to serve liquor. Christmas Greetings to all our readers. May your holiday.season be a joyous one. Good Will , Peace On Earth is A Christmas message. If only that could come true! If only everyone would express good will to neighbours near and far . If only all over this troubled world everyone would devote their efforts to peace on earth, what a wonderful world it would be. **Ili*** The youngsters of the ,eommunity are to have another Puppet Show to, enjoy. Two Christmas stories will be given "Grinch Who Stole Christmas" and "Squirrel Who Believes In Santa Clans". These will be presented at the Brussels Library on December 30th at 10:00 a.m. Do not miss these kiddies, They are great fun to Watch. .****** There are people, we suppose, who are self centered and indifferent to the problems of Others. That, howeVeri is not the case in our neighbourhood as we well know. There are the fine young people next: door who see that snow is kept clear of our driveway and walk. Then another`, more recent resident 'on our atteet, Scarcely knOwn, who called to gay that. he "save Our veranda roof needed to'e relieved of its load of'ice and ghow. Would we Ake him to remove it? He did .just that and would not accept paptidni for doing SO. Kind people who do ; 'such things. trial never kpow,lust how much it Means, and IS permission to raise Brussels rates by 28 per cent. Hydro rates were raised 'in the village only last March. Increasing costs also mean that all Brussels residents will receive their PUC bills monthly, rather than every two months. At present commercial hydro users are billed every month while residential customers get bi- monthly PUC bills. Clerk 'Bill King said that March 14 has been suggested as the date -but it's tip to the LLB to approve it. The Brussels Inn asked the village council to hold a plebiscite ,appreciated. These are only two examples of such gracious help that h,as been extended to us. Thanks folks! ****** These are the days of that final scramble of preparations for Christmas. The last minute rush to have everything ready for the holiday season, to welcome family and friends and to have all the traditional goodies on hand. But let us not forget the real significance of Christmas and from that find the hope to sustain us throughout whatever may come. "Unto Us Is Born This Day A Saviour Christ The Lord". Reeve-Jck McCutcheon said goodbye to 12 years involvement in local government last week, at the final Brussels council meeting, for 1976. The three term reeve, who was a councillor before he won the village's highest office, said he never thought when he started in local politics that he'd stay around that long. He congratulated the two councillors who were re-elected, and said they'd be a real asset to • on the question, clerk King said. In order for the lounge question. to pass, 60 per cent of the voters who turn out, must vote in favour of it, according to LLB rules. A liquor vote in 1966 allowed Brussels hotels to serve liquor with meals; while in 1963 women's beverage rooms were approved and in 1960 men's beverage rooms got the ok. Three properties in Grey Town- ship, which is dry, are being annexed to Brussels and there was some talk of having. a vote, just by the three property owners to decide whether premises serving liquor would be allowed in the new part of Brussels. But since the entire new area will be residential, clerk King said the LLB advised that there would be no advantage in having a vote there. In other business at the December 14 council meeting, councillors learned that an agree- ment giving right of way to the new arena location has been signed with three property owners. Brussels has once again been turned down. on its,application for the 1977.78 council. Reeve McCutcheon, who was this year's Huron County warden, gave the new council his best wishes and said they should feel free to call on him if they needed any help. A heavy load of wet snow forced the temporary closing of old Brussels arena last week, Brussels council learned at their meeting last Tuesday night. Councillors hoped that volun- teers would offer to help shovel the snow off the roof so that the building can re-open. a LIP grant to complete a history of the village, councillors heard.. Brussels has been given a fire siren from the town of Elmira and it will be put on the fire hall and tested to see if it can be heard over a wide area, council decided. A bylaw setting an impost fee on buildable, undeveloped lots in the village was passed. Council asked clerk King to investigate a man from Clifford who is offering his services as a dog catcher. A letter was received from Miss D. McDonald about snow being pushed on her property by village snow plows and council planned to look into the matter. Glen Smith and Herb .Stretton are to receive rebates for 1976 garbage collection fees levied against property. that is vacant. A first aid course is planned in January for volunteer firemen, who will pay their own, fees, council 'learned. The course, sponsored ' by the St. John's Ambulance, is already filled. Council suggested that clerk King keep track of all expenses connected with the 1976 Municipal election in the village Accepting a position on council is a responsibility, he said, and members often have' to "stick their necks out". The reeve said he "thanked council for accepting their responsibility towards the community." Retiring councillors and Reeve Jack McCutcheon stressed that it's a heavy responsibility, keep- ing the old building open and monitoring snow conditions. They hoped that the new council will be able to continue to keep the old arena open for the rest of the winter, snow. load permitting. for 'future. reference. The inaugural meetings and installations for the new council and PUC will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, January 10, council decided. Post Office closed for four days Because the post office will be closed for four days from Friday, December 24 until Wednesday, December 29, correspondents are asked to mail their news of Christmas visitors in early, by Thursday, December 23. If it's not possible to have the news ready by then, 'please hold your news and a staff member of the newspaper will pck it up. This will avoid news being stuck in the mails and' unavailable for the New Years' week paper. Aftet, 12 years Reeve-leaves office 99 r RKE:Y 11111111110 Short Shots by Evelyn Kennedy Snow load closes arena temporarily Council requests liquor vote CHRISTMAS DREAM Grade 2 'at Grey Central Sdhopi pretented a .0 hrittrinea, dream as thei(.part of theadhOOl'a Christmas tiJndert teat woeic indilded in-. the: 'CAM. were ()Wind BarloW as' Santa, rabbits Larry -Smith and NA)andel HieMated o plowne Lynn Winger and Beverly Stevenson and. cat. Verna Peale and a. bUrnber of tither younqadtbra, (Photo by Langlais)-.